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Course Overview

Qualify as a bricklayer with the Level 2 Brickwork course. As a fully trained bricklayer you could work on housing sites, city developments, domestic extensions and conservatories, new work, conversions or repairs. You might want the security of site work or you could have what it takes to start your own business. Either way, this course allows you to develop skills in all aspects of brickwork, including how to read building drawings, technical drawing, foundations, calculating materials and estimating. You also have the option of progressing onto an apprenticeship or continuing your studies in order to enter the area of construction management.

Entry Requirements

You will need to have completed the Level 1 Bricklaying or have relevant industry experience instead.

If you are a year 11 student applying for this programme, we will compare your GCSE results with the minimum target grades set for you by your school. This will help us decide whether this is your most suitable programme of study. Other students, including those from outside the area, will have an opportunity to discuss their qualifications and experience to make sure they too are studying at the right level. For some programmes, we might need to observe you carrying out certain practical tasks before we can make you an offer.

Qualification Obtained

Diploma in Bricklaying (Construction)

Essential Skills – English and Maths

If you achieve a grade 3 in GCSE Maths or English you will have to work towards re-sitting these subjects as part of your main study programme. At B&FC, this won’t delay your career journey because you’re working towards these subjects at the same time as your chosen subject.

Career Options and Progression

Once you successfully complete this course, you could:

progress to the Level 3 Brickwork

progress into a Level 2 or 3 Brickwork Apprenticeship (you will have already completed the Diploma part of the Level 2 qualification, putting you ahead of others)

work for yourself

seek employment with a contractor

progress to a Level 3 Triple Diploma and eventually a degree-level course (giving you the skills needed to become a site manager or supervisor)

Assessment Methods

You will have a mix of assessments which include ongoing measuring of your practical skills which take place in the skills centre and measuring your theory knowledge which will be classroom based. At the end of each unit you will sit a multiple choice question paper.

Teaching and Learning Methods

50% practical and 50% theory (functional skills) over the year. You will continue to devolop skills relevant to bricklayers and carry out safe working practices in construction.

Industry Placement and Field Trips

As part of this course, you must complete at last 20 hours on work placement. You can either source your own placement or we will help you to find one that will allow you to develop the valuable skills you need. You will also be expected to participate in our Community Challenge projects, supporting local organisations and charities with refurbishment or rebuilding their premises, as part of a team.

Field trips and enrichment opportunities are plentiful throughout the course; many of these are free, however there might be a charge for some enrichment activities

Other Costs and Equipment Needed

Steel toe capped boots, overalls or suitable change of clothes.

Expert Tutors

All staff involved in the delivery of further education courses within the College are approved to teach the subjects and modules they deliver. The approval process ensures that staff delivering a given programme are appropriately qualified and, where appropriate, possess relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice.

Tuition Fees

Students who are 18 or under and resident in the EU pay no course fees. Read our tuition fees guide for students 19 and over.